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Science, Spoken

Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

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7:55

Another Victim of Global Warming: The Great British...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/16

Increasing summer temperatures are proving a menace to butter, chocolates, and baked Alaska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:12

Underground Brine Could Be a Source of Oxygen on Mars

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/15

A new study tests a device that can efficiently split the resource’s water into pure oxygen and hydrogen in Martian conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:51

The Incredible Journey of the Electronic Plastic Bottle

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/14

Researchers loaded containers with trackers and released them in the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, giving new insight into how plastic pollution travels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:36

Endangered Vancouver Island Marmots Are Making a...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/11

Canada’s most endangered mammal is back from the brink of extinction—and offers hope as an “ambassador” for the conservation of less adorable species. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:33

What's a Semi-Log Plot and How Can You Use It for...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/10

It is very useful for showing data that spans different orders of magnitude—like case numbers in South Korea compared to the numbers in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:21

Physicists Pin Down the Nuclear Reaction Just After...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/09

The newly measured rate of a key nuclear fusion process that forged the first atomic nuclei matches the picture of the universe 380,000 years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:24

Meet the Microbes Living on Da Vinci’s Iconic Sketches

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/08

Think you’ve got an interesting microbiome? Your body ain’t got nothing on what’s accumulated on Leonardo’s drawings over 500 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:20

This Squishy 3D-Printed Human Heart Feels Like the...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/07

A clever technique allows scientists to scan a heart and reconstruct it in a soup of gelatin. It's like making jello, only way more useful for surgeons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:06

Climate Change Is Intensifying the Tsunami Threat in...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/04

As glaciers retreat and permafrost thaws, massive landslides threaten coastal communities. Those, in turn, could trigger giant sea waves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:30

A Solar-Powered Rocket Might Be Our Ticket to...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/03

The idea for solar thermal propulsion has been around for decades, but researchers tapped by NASA just conducted a first test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:34

An Enormous Iceberg Is Headed for South Georgia...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/02

If they collide, it could cause big problems for breeding penguins and seals by cutting off their access to the open sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:14

The Physics of Materials at Minus 80 Degrees Celsius

Science, Spoken ·

2020/12/01

Pfizer's new vaccine has to be stored at extremely low temperatures. Here's how things work when it gets that cold.Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:34

‘Godzilla’ Wasp Swims—So Its Young Can Burst Out of...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/11/26

In non-election news, Microgaster godzilla dives to find a caterpillar, forces it to the surface, and injects it with a baby that eats the host from the inside out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:01

Fireball Is Werner Herzog’s Ode to Space Rocks

Science, Spoken ·

2020/11/25

A new documentary from the German auteur examines the influence of meteorites on cultures around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:03

Confused About Covid Brain Fog? Doctors Have...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/11/24

Physicians have seen this recovery symptom before, but they still don’t know why so many coronavirus survivors are being affected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:04

How to Reduce (but Not Eliminate) Covid Risk at...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/11/23

With a surge in cases, there is no safe way to travel or gather for Thanksgiving or Christmas. But if you must, here are some ways to lower your risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:51

The Genome of Your Pet Fish Is Extremely Weird

Science, Spoken ·

2020/11/20

Unlike most domestic animals, the goldfish is purely decorative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:51

Want to Fight the Zombie Fire Apocalypse? Weaponize Math

Science, Spoken ·

2020/11/19

Peat fires smolder in the ground for months, suddenly emerging as surface wildfires. New simulations reveal their strange life, death, and reanimation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:13

Winning Trust for a Vaccine Means Confronting Medical...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/11/18

The US has a long history of abusing minorities for pharmaceutical profit. Messaging for a Covid-19 inoculation will have to overcome that past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:04

These Oceanographers Want to Turn Marine Slime Into...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/11/17

A California team will use a robotic vehicle to study tiny seafloor creatures, hoping they might yield new compounds to fight viruses and cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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